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To Mary Milroy From RH Milroy Jan 1 1865

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My Dear Mary.
I promised to give you
a full history of the late opperations
under my command against the
rebel forces in the vicinity of Murf-
reesboro. I believe I have written you fully
about every battle in which I have been
engaged since the beginning of the war.
I wish to continue to do so not only for
your satisfaction but that our children
& descendents may have a private history
from my own pen of what events of import-
ance I have passed through and what services
worth remembering I have rendered my
country in this Her second birth.
I saw orders both from Gen. Thomas &
Rousseau on the evening of the 29th of
Nov. informing that I must go to Murfreesboro
with all my forces at this place. March
through with my wagon trains, after sending

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My Dear Mary.
I promised to give you
a full history of the late opperations
under my command against the
rebel forces in the vicinity of Murf-
reesboro. I believe I have written you fully
about every battle in which I have been
engaged since the beginning of the war.
I wish to continue to do so not only for
your satisfaction but that our children
& descendents may have a private history
from my own pen of what events of import-
ance I have passed through and what services
worth remembering I have rendered my
country in this Her second birth.
I saw orders both from Gen. Thomas &
Rousseau on the evening of the 29th of
Nov. informing that I must go to Murfreesboro
with all my forces at this place. March
through with my wagon trains, after sending

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This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information.